A year ago, Victor Oladipo hit a game-winner over the Chicago Bulls. Tonight, Myles Turner gave the Indiana Pacers a game-saving block to deserve the Pacers lead in an uncomfortably close win.
Domantas Sabonis’ perfect game in New York earlier in the week fueled the fires of calling for Turner’s head in some parts of the Pacers fan base, but an 18 point, 6 block, 3 rebound, and 3 assist performance helped soften those calls.
An ugly start to the game kept the Bulls within striking distance the entire night as Indiana wasted a good deal of energy erasing an 18-point deficit, but ultimately they didn’t let mistakes — like Darren Collison fouling Antonio Blakeney on a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left — define the game’s final outcome.